叩 く tataku
1. to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums)
2. to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)
3. to sound out (someone's views)
4. to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
5. to beat down the price
6. to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
7. to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
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1. Do/did hit (suddenly/unexpectedly); Hit and regret it
1. To hammer out; To settle beforehand
1. Don't have to hit.; Don't need to hit.
1. Don't want to hit.; Don't want to pound.
1. Looks like hitting.; Looks like tapping.
1. Don't hit.; Don't knock.
1. They say (someone) hit (someone/something).; It is said (someone) hit (someone/something).
1. If/when (someone) knocks; If/when (something) is tapped/hit
1. Seemed to have hit.; Apparently hit.
1. To be forced to hit; To be made to beat
1. To have someone hit; To make someone hit
1. To finish completely; To carry through to the end
1. About to hit.; Looks like it will strike.
1. Hammer through; Persevere to completion
1. They say [someone] taps.; They say [someone] is tapping.
1. Seems like; Appears to be
1. Seems to be hitting.; Apparently hits.